LancairDriver
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Grey Whale losses high returning from Baja
Sad to see the high casualties of Grey Whales returning north from Baja. The malnutrition losses are the most alarming.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/9th-dead-gray-whale-in-2-mont...
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bajaric
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I wonder how the present day population compares with pre-whaling days. I would think that there would be a maximum population that the food
resources could support. Could they have rebounded in numbers to that point?
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David K
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Turns out a whale that died on a Northern California beach was impacted by a ship... and not killed by Climate Change as previously reported.
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Scientists don't know why yet:
"But it’s too soon to pinpoint the root causes, or to know whether it’s the beginning of a more permanent trend, said Elliott Hazen, a
research ecologist with NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Monterey, Calif.
Researchers can’t even tell if it’s a problem of supply or demand.
“Whether it’s not enough prey, too many whales, issues with the habitat — that is what we are currently investigating,” Greenman said.
Adding to the mystery is the fact that other whale species do not seem to be affected, he added."
https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-dead-gray-whales-star...
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fishbuck
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Well, I guess I can finally get that whale skeleton for my front yard..
Keeping up with the Gomez'z and all
Of,course, that takes a while...
Hey, I just thought of a new business...
I'm taking orders...
I can box it up and ship it...
Some assembly required... like Ikea... I'll call it... ready...
Whale-Kea
Anybody know what a good grey whale sheleton is worth on the free market?
Like a billion pesos... is that asking too much?
[Edited on 5-9-2019 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  | | Turns out a whale that died on a Northern California beach was impacted by a ship... and not killed by Climate Change as previously reported.
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I saw that one. Wonder if it had a calf with it.
We have had several whales wash up on the central coast. Not this year that I have heard but in the last 5 ish years.
I don't know if they were natural deaths or preyed on or hot a ship. I know one didn't because I went to it and it was in perfect shape.
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fishbuck
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Whale-Kea?
Nothing..
Tough crowed in here tonight...
What do you call a Grey Whale with 3 balls?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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mtgoat666
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Fishbuck. 
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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Paco Facullo
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Mood: Abiding ..........
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Fishbuck and a half .....
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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SFandH
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Reminds me of a joke.
How do you circumcise a whale?
With four skin divers. 
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fishbuck
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Man, you guys are good!
Wait till I show my girl...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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I got the best joke writers in Baja right here
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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